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Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

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The sheriff of Nottingham plots to confiscate the estate of the Lord of Bortrey, who has died on Crusade. The Archbishop of Canterbury speaks against this plot, and the sheriff plans to ... See full summary »

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Richard Greene ...
Sarah Branch ...
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Richard Pasco ...
Edward, Earl of Newark
Nigel Green ...
Niall MacGinnis ...
Friar Tuck (as Niall McGinnis)
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Archbishop Hubert Walter
Edwin Richfield ...
The Sheriff's Lieutenant
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Lord Melton
Patrick Crean ...
Lord Ollerton
Vanda Godsell ...
The Prioress
Dennis Lotis ...
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Martin of Eastwood, merry man
James Neylin ...
Roger, a merry man
John Franklin ...
Archbishop's Adjutant
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The sheriff of Nottingham plots to confiscate the estate of the Lord of Bortrey, who has died on Crusade. The Archbishop of Canterbury speaks against this plot, and the sheriff plans to eliminate him. Robin Hood pretends to undertake the assassination of the Archbishop for the plotters; Maid Marion, meeting him thinks him the leader of a gang of murderers, and leads him into a trap. Written by Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>

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"NEW and Greatest Adventures of Robin Hood... The World's Most Renowned Swordsman!"

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25 January 1961 (USA)  »

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Das Schwert des Robin Hood  »

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(RCA Sound Recording)

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2.35 : 1
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Richard Greene was the only actor to reprise his role from the TV series. The other roles were played by an entirely new set of actors. See more »

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It is fairly obvious that the film was made in Ireland and that much of the smaller part casting was done there; the people in the inn in Bawtry and the nuns in the priory all spoke with Irish accents. See more »

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The movie begins and ends with a short song so as to be consistent with the TV series. The song at the end of the movie goes something like this: "And so Robin and his lady/returned to Sherwood Forest,/There to stay evermore." See more »

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Version of Robin and Marian (1976) See more »

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"Troubadour Songs"
Written by Stanley Black
Sung by Dennis Lotis
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Period charm
18 March 2008 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

This is not as bad as all that. Terence Fisher as ever does a competent job, there are reasonable production values and some rather fetching photography. I always thought Richard Greene a little too schoolmasterly for an outlaw, and he is here rather portly, but he can certainly handle a bow. Nigel Greene and Niall McGinnis are well cast as Little John and Tuck, Peter Cushing is an excellent Sheriff, and Richard Pasco does well as the ambiguous Lord Newark. Oliver Reed's camp henchman is perhaps less successful.

The conspiracy plot unfolds at a relaxed pace and resolves satisfyingly. The weakest element is the tacked on romance with Sarah Branch's rather bland Maid Marion.

All in all a rather charming period piece, that gets closer to the spirit of the original ballads than most versions.


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